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About Kathua

Kathua is a district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Kathua was 616,435 with a growth rate of 20.53%. Kathua covers 2,502 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Kathua's population is 890 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 831 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Kathua, Urban/Rural population of Kathua, Literacy data of Kathua and Religion wise data of Kathua. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Kathua

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Population
616,435
Growth (%)
20.53
Male Population
326,109
Sex Ratio
890
Female Population
290,326
Child Sex Ratio
831
Area ( In Km. Square )
2,502

Urban/Rural Population of Kathua

Description
Value
Description
Value
Urban Population
89,713
Rural Population
526,722
Urban Population (%)
14.55
Rural Population (%)
85.45
Urban male Population
47,983
Rural Male Population
278,126
Urban Female Population
41,730
Rural Female Population
248,596
Urban Sex Ratio
870
Rural Sex Ratio
894

Literacy data of Kathua

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Literate
389,204
Literacy (%)
73.09
Male Literate
228,499
Male Literacy (%)
81.53
Female Literate
160,705
Female Literacy (%)
63.72
Urban Literate
68,840
Rural Literate
320,364
Urban Male Literates
38,624
Urban Male Literacy (%)
90.41
Rural Male Literates
189,875
Rural Male Literacy (%)
79.93
Urban Female Literates
30,216
Urban Female Literacy (%)
80.67
Rural Female Literates
130,489
Rural Female Literacy (%)
60.76

Religion Wise Data of Kathua

Description
Value
Description
Value
Hindu
540,063
Hindu (%)
87.61
Muslim
64,234
Muslim (%)
10.42
Sikh
9,551
Sikh (%)
1.55
Christian
1,828
Christian (%)
0.30
Jain
16
Jain (%)
0
Buddhist
24
Buddhist (%)
0
Other
2
Other (%)
0
Not Avaiable
717
Not Avaiable (%)
0.12

List of tehsils in Kathua

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Bani

Area ( Km2 ): 468

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Bashohli

Area ( Km2 ): 344

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Billawar

Area ( Km2 ): 675

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Hiranagar

Area ( Km2 ): 389

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Kathua

Area ( Km2 ): 564